Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
DD FreeDish with 43 Million Homes announces new channel line-up
Registering unparalleled growth in the TV distribution industry, Doordarshan FreeDish has become the largest DTH platform with reach to more than 43 Million households. With improved auction processes leading to addition of better quality & quantity of channels in various genres, between 2017 and 2022 alone, the Free DTH service of Doordarshan clocked a stellar growth of almost 100% from 22 Million in 2017 to 43 Million in 2022.
Recently released FICCI-EY Report 2022 corroborates why and how DD FreeDish continues its strong growth trajectory, “Free Television continued to grow its base to reach an estimated 43 Million subscribers on the back of less expensive television sets, economic issues, and addition of new channels to the platform.” The report quotes FreeDish distributors mentioning year on year growth in sales of DD FreeDish set-top boxes.
In stark comparison to 22 Million subscribers in 13 years between 2004 and 2017, DD FreeDish’s growth over last 5 years stands out. In just 5 years between 2017 and 2022, FreeDish has added another 21 Million subscribers, taking the total to 43 Million.
Prasar Bharati’s DTH service DD FreeDish is the only Free-to-Air  Direct-To-Home  Service where the viewer doesn’t have to pay any monthly subscription fee. It only requires a small one time investment of about Rs. 2000 for purchase of the DD FreeDish set-top box. https://prasarbharati.gov.in/free-dish/
In what further exemplifies the success story of DD FreeDish, in the latest e-Auction for allotment of MPEG-2 slots of DD FreeDish for 2022-23, 63 channels were successfully allocated slots in various genres. In sync with rise in subscription base of DD FreeDish, the number of channels on DD FreeDish has also increased in multiple buckets this year. In News and Current Affairs category, the number of channels has increased from 11 to 14, while the bucket of Hindi Music, Hindi Sports, Hindi Teleshopping channels, Bhojpuri Movies and Bhojpuri general entertainment channels has registered growth from 13 to 16.
DD FreeDish hosts a total of 167 TV channels and 48 Radio channels, including 91 Doordarshan channels  and 76 private TV channels. With effect from April 1, 2022, DD FreeDish private TV channels bouquet would comprise of 8 Hindi general entertainment channels, 15 Hindi Movie channels, 6 Music channels, 22 News channels, 9 Bhojpuri channels, 4 Devotional and 2 foreign channels.
The new channel line-up has rendered the DD FreeDish bouquet more diverse and engaging than ever. For the first time on DD FreeDish, a dedicated channel for food, ‘Food Food’ by Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, has been added. There is good news for sports enthusiasts as now apart from DD Sports, FreeDish will have another sports channel ‘MyCam’.
Watch the below explainer short video which can guide on how to set up DD FreeDish set-top box to receive the latest line-up of channels.
New channel line-up on DD FreeDish, effective from April 1, 2022
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Channel Name 
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Channel Number 
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DD News
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1
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DD National
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2
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DD Retro
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3
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DD Kisan
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4
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DD India
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5
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Sun Marathi
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6
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Showbox
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7
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DD Girnar
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8
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Ishara TV
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9
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ABZY Movies
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10
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Vedic
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11
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B4U Movies
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12
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Good News Today
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13
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B4U Bhojpuri
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14
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Dhinchaak
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15
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Big Ganga
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16
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Goldmines Bhojpuri
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17
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Manoranjan Prime
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18
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Manoranjan Grand
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19
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Shemaroo Marathibana
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20
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DD Podhigai
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21
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DD Punjabi
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22
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DD Sahyadri
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23
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Fakt Marathi
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24
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MyCam
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25
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Sansad TV
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26
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Sansad TV
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27
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Shemaroo TV
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28
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Dangal
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29
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Bhojpuri Cinema
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30
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Zee Biskope
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31
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ABZY Cool
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32
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Dhinchaak 2
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33
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The Q
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34
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Colors Cineplex Bollywood
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35
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Goldmines Hindi
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36
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Enterr 10
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37
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Rishtey Cineplex
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38
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Movie Plus
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39
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Manoranjan Movie
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40
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Big Magic
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41
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B4U Kadak
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42
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Manoranjan TV
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43
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TV9 Bharatvarsh
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44
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Aastha
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45
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Filamchi Bhojpuri
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46
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Zing
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47
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Zee Anmol Cinema
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48
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NDTV India
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49
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Azaad
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50
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Enterr- 10 Movies
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51
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Goldmines Movies
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52
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Popcorn Movies
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53
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Sanskar TV
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54
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Star Utsav Movies
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55
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News 18 India
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56
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9XM
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57
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Sony Wah
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58
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Zee Hindustan
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59
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India News
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60
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MTV Beats
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61
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Mastii
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62
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B4U Music
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63
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India TV
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64
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News Nation
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65
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Times Now Navbharat
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66
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Republic Bharat
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67
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Aaj Tak
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68
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ABP News
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69
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Zee News
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70
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Zee Chitramandir
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71
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Zee Punjabi
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72
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News 24 Think First
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73
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Food Food
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74
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DD Yadagiri
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75
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DD UP
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76
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DD Bharati
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77
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DD Rajasthan
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78
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DD Sports
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79
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DD Bihar
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80
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DD Jharkhand
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81
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DD MP
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82
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DD Tripura
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83
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DD Chhattisgarh
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84
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DD Kashir
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85
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DD Chandana
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86
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DD Uttarakhand
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87
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DD Saptagiri
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88
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DD Malayalam
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89
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DD Assam
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90
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DD Oriya
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91
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DD Arun Prabha
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92
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DD Bangla
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93
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Home Channel
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94
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Astha Bhajan
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95
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Chardikala Time TV
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96
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DD Goa
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97
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DD Haryana
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98
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DD Himachal Pradesh
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99
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Samay
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100
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India News UP/UK
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101
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Sudarshan News
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102
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News 18 UP/UK
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103
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DD Meghalaya
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104
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DD Manipur
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105
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DD Nagaland
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106
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DD Mizoram
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107
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News State UP/UK
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108
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News India 24X7
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109
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Bflix Movies
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110
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BTV World
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111
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KBS World
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112
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DD National HD
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113
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DD Urdu
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114
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Swadesh News
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115
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Raftaar Media
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116
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 1
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117
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 2
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118
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 3
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119
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 4
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120
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 5
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121
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 6
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122
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 7
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123
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 8
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124
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 9
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125
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 10
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126
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 11
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127
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 12
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128
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 13
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129
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 14
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130
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 15
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131
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 16
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132
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 17
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133
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 18
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134
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 19
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135
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 20
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136
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 21
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137
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DD SWAYAM Prabha 22
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138
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DD eVidya 1
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139
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DD eVidya 2
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140
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DD eVidya 3
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141
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DD eVidya 4
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142
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DD eVidya 5
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143
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DD eVidya 6
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144
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DD eVidya 7
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145
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DD eVidya 8
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146
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DD eVidya 9
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147
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DD eVidya 10
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148
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DD eVidya 11
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149
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DD eVidya 12
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150
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DD Vande Gujarat 1
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151
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DD Vande Gujarat 2
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152
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DD Vande Gujarat 3
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153
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DD Vande Gujarat 4
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154
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DD Vande Gujarat 5
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155
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DD Vande Gujarat 6
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156
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DD Vande Gujarat 7
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157
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DD Vande Gujarat 8
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158
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DD Vande Gujarat 9
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159
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DD Vande Gujarat10
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160
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DD Vande Gujarat11
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161
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DD Vande Gujarat12
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162
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DD Vande Gujarat13
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163
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DD Vande Gujarat14
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164
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DD Vande Gujarat15
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165
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DD Vande Gujarat16
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166
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DD DigiShala
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167
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Channel Name 
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Channel Number 
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AIR News
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1
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AIR Telugu
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2
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AIR Marathi
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3
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AIR Tamil
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4
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AIR VBS
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5
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AIR Rohtak
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6
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AIR Vijayawada
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7
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AIR Imphal
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8
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AIR Gujarati
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9
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AIR Panjim
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10
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AIR Punjabi
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11
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AIR Puducherry
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12
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AIR Srinagar
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13
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AIR Lucknow
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14
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AIR Patna
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15
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AIR Bhopal
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16
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AIR Kannada
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17
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AIR Bangla
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18
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AIR Hindi
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19
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AIR North East
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20
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AIR Dehradun
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21
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AIR Port Blair
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22
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AIR Jaipur
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23
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AIR Gangtok
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24
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AIR Raagam
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25
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AIR Ranchi
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26
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AIR Urdu
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27
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AIR Oriya
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28
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AIR Malayalam
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29
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AIR Assamese
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30
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AIR Raipur
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31
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AIR Shillong
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32
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AIR Kohima
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33
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AIR Aizawl
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34
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AIR Itanagar
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35
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AIR Agartala
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36
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AIR Leh
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37
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AIR Shimla
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38
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AIR Jammu
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39
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Gyanwani
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40
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FM Rainbow Delhi
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41
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FM Gold Delhi
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42
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AIR Darbhanga
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43
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AIR Nazibabad
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44
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AIR World Service 1
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45
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AIR World Service 2
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46
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AIR Neighbourhood Service 1
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47
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AIR Neighbourhood Service 2
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48